Top Iranian officials challenged a deadline set by President Trump regarding the opening of the Strait of Hormuz. The refusal came amid continued exchanges of missile attacks between the involved parties.

Iran's top officials pushed back against President Trump's deadline to open the Strait of Hormuz, striking a defiant tone as the warring sides traded missile attacks. <img alt="Israeli search and rescue personnel work at the site of a residential building destroyed in an Iranian strike in the northern city of Haifa on April 5, 2026." src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/1024x683!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1b%2Fc6%2F7db21d...